Saturday Open Studio - May 31, 2025
Free with Museum Admission
Saturday, May 31, 2025
1 - 4 pm
Bertucci Education Studio
Courtyard Critters
If you look around carefully, you can find animals of all kinds in the Museum’s Courtyard. This activity invites you to design your own felt creature inspired by those animals found in the Palace Courtyard. Be sure to add keychain rings to carry your new friend with you everywhere you go!
About the Artist
Photo courtesy of the artist
Mimi Zhang
Mimi Zhang was the Polly Thayer Starr Intern of the Gardner Museum for the 2024-2025 academic year. They recently graduated with their BA and BFA from Tufts/SMFA. Their ongoing work focuses on taking the concept “museum as temple” literally. They employ methodologies such as biomythography to achieve their artistic practice. Mimi also started an art collective with a friend a few years back. Mimi’s work has been exhibited in California, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Their piece Ashima + Ahei recently won Juror’s Choice at Boston City Hall’s eighth annual Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition.
TICKETS I MUSEUM ADMISSION
Open Studios are free with Museum Admission, and participation is drop-in on a first-come, first served basis. Advance registration for General Admission is encouraged.
Purchase your ticket by clicking on the GET TICKETS button above.
Questions about accessibility? Please call the Box Office at 617 278 5156 to request accessible or companion seating, or to inquire about other accommodations in advance of the program.
Studio activities are made possible by the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust. The Museum is also supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Polly Thayer Starr (1904-2006) was an accomplished artist who captured the culture and whimsy of her native Boston with a unique combination of detail, emotion, and curiosity. For more, visit the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust online at www.pollythayerstarr.org.
